PSY220H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Fundamental Attribution Error, Determinative, Habituation
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Finding order in random events event makes an impression. Confirmatory bias find information that support your beliefs and ignore things that go. Illusory of control beliefs that there is control based upon an action against, feel like we are correct. Overconfidence hindsight bias, tell yourself you knew. The base rate fallacy don"t pay attention to numbers and statistics. Corresponds with what we are looking at, see somebody but situation isn"t obvious (assume something) Assumption of an individual based upon one situation. Questioner always seemed more knowledgeable even though they have the answers right in front of them. Habituated sounds but primed to be afraid so more attention is looking for threat. Barr study, students given stereotypes of elderly, negatively - change in walking pace. Blind sight blind after suffering from a stroke, guess if line is horizontal or vertical they get it right, unconscious still running.
